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Committee adopts foster‑care licensing changes: reasonable prudent parent standard, lower age eligibility and faster re‑application for former foster parents
Summary
The committee approved rule dockets that replace an age‑based foster‑parent limit with the federal Reasonable Prudent Parent standard, reduce some application timelines, allow 18‑year‑olds to be licensed as foster parents in certain cases, and create a fast‑track reapplication process for former foster parents.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved multiple rule dockets altering foster‑care licensing standards, including adoption of the federal Reasonable Prudent Parent standard, lowering the minimum age for some foster parents to 18, and a fast‑track reapplication pathway for former foster parents who left in good standing.
Jared Larson said the changes adopt the national model licensing standards used since 2019 and give the Department discretion to apply standards while requiring documentation of deviations. The change removes an explicit age limit of 21…
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